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The Physiology of Color Vision *
Author(s) -
Wasserman Gerald S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
color research and application
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1520-6378
pISSN - 0361-2317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1520-6378.1979.tb00090.x
Subject(s) - color vision , neuroscience , spectral sensitivity , perception , function (biology) , psychology , computer science , cognitive science , biology , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , optics , evolutionary biology , physics , wavelength
This is a review of certain recent advances in the study of the physiological mechanisms that mediate color perception. Data obtained from studies of the function of single nerve cells are emphasized. Also emphasized are those areas in which a consensus of opinion exists. Of particular significance are recent findings on the spectral sensitivity of single photoreceptors and on the central interactions that modify signals originating in the photoreceptors.